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DIAGRAM 1
DIAGRAM 2
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The coach should emphasize:
* Accuracy and not power.
* Encouraging attackers to run at the defenders with
speed.
* Finishing on the goal.
* Focus on crisp passes and well-timed movement.
* That the shooter has a clean, quick turn while
keeping their back to the goal until they come out of their
turn for the shot.
* A quick combination play, such as give-and-gos,
overlapping and takeovers.
* Following in on all shots; look for rebounds.
* Keeping the tempo high and at a match pace.
* Using a variety of shooting techniques, such as the
low driven shot, chip shot, lofted shot and bent shot.
Make all play unlimited touches, two touch, and then
one touch.
'Numbers Up'
This is a fun 1-on-1-on-1-on-1 game where players get to
add a teammate to help them each time they score a goal.
Coaches need small-sized goals, disc cones, a supply of
balls and colored vests. Twelve players works best, but
coaches can increase the number of players involved, and
then increase the size of the field.
Set up a square field with a goal on each of the four sides.
Separate players into four even teams. This game works
well with three players on each team.
The first player from each team comes out to play 1-on1-on-1-on-1.
The coach tosses out a ball to start the game,
and each player defends one goal while trying to score on
the others. In the event that a player scores a goal, they can
bring on an additional player and go 2-on-1-on-1-on-1.
Each time a player scores, they add to their team. The
first team to score a goal with all of their players on the
field wins.
Coaches need to make sure teams are relatively even so
that the game is close. A good strategy is for teams to start
with their best 1-on-1 player so that they increase their odds
of scoring and adding teammates.
There is an alternative to this drill. Instead of starting
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with single players, coaches can begin 3-on-3-on-3-on-3.
In that scenario, when a team is scored on, a player from
its squad is eliminated. When all players from a team are
eliminated, the team is out.
Aziz Haffar has been the varsity boys soccer coach at
West Des Moines Valley High School in Iowa since 1992.
During that time, his teams have won five state titles and
21 conference championships. He has been named Iowa
State High School Coach of the Year four times, and NFHS
Midwest Coach of the Year twice.
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